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# dex - A federated OpenID Connect provider
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Dex is an OpenID Connect server that connects to other identity providers. Clients use a standards-based OAuth2 flow to login users, while the actual authentication is performed by established user management systems such as Google, GitHub, FreeIPA, etc.
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[OpenID Connect][openid-connect] is a flavor of OAuth that builds on top of OAuth2 using the JOSE standards. This allows dex to provide:
* Short-lived, signed tokens with standard fields (such as email) issued on behalf of users.
* "well-known" discovery of OAuth2 endpoints.
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* OAuth2 mechanisms such as refresh tokens and revocation for long term access.
* Automatic signing key rotation.
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Standards-based token responses allows applications to interact with any OpenID Connect server instead of writing backend specific "access_token" dances. Systems that can already consume ID Tokens issued by dex include:
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* [Kubernetes][kubernetes]
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* [AWS STS][aws-sts]
## Kubernetes + dex
Dex's main production use is as an auth-N addon in CoreOS's enterprise Kubernetes solution, [Tectonic][tectonic]. Dex runs natively on top of any Kubernetes cluster using Third Party Resources and can drive API server authentication through the OpenID Connect plugin. Clients, such as the [Tectonic Console][tectonic-console] and `kubectl`, can act on behalf users who can login to the cluster through any identity provider dex supports.
More docs for running dex as a Kubernetes authenticator can be found [here](Documentation/kubernetes.md).
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## Documentation
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* [Getting started](Documentation/getting-started.md)
* [What's new in v2](Documentation/v2.md)
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* [Storage options](Documentation/storage.md)
* [Intro to OpenID Connect](Documentation/openid-connect.md)
* [gRPC API](Documentation/api.md)
* [Using Kubernetes with dex](Documentation/kubernetes.md)
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* Identity provider logins
* [LDAP](Documentation/ldap-connector.md)
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* [GitHub](Documentation/github-connector.md)
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* Client libraries
* [Go][go-oidc]
## Getting help
* For bugs and feature requests (including documentation!), file an [issue][issues].
* For general discussion about both using and developing dex, join the [dex-dev][dex-dev] mailing list.
* For more details on dex development plans, check out the GitHub [milestones][milestones].
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[openid-connect]: https://openid.net/connect/
[kubernetes]: http://kubernetes.io/docs/admin/authentication/#openid-connect-tokens
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[aws-sts]: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
[tectonic]: https://tectonic.com/
[tectonic-console]: https://tectonic.com/enterprise/docs/latest/usage/index.html#tectonic-console
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[go-oidc]: https://github.com/coreos/go-oidc
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[issues]: https://github.com/coreos/dex/issues
[dex-dev]: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/dex-dev
[milestones]: https://github.com/coreos/dex/milestones